By Mustafa Kazemi, in Kabul, Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber has attempted to assassinate Afghanistan's intelligence chief, leaving him with significant injuries.
Asadullah Khalid, the chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS), was receiving visitors at his guesthouse in Kabul when an explosion targeted him.
He suffered injuries to the lower half of his body and had to be taken to the NDS medical hospital for surgery.
Within two hours of the attack, the Taliban had claimed responsibility for the attack on Mr Khalid, saying it had caused "numerous deaths and injuries including Asadullah Khalid".
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, claimed that a number of intelligence officials were injured in the blast and that Mr Khalid was in a coma.
Asadullah Khalid (File pic) An NDS official said: "The head of NDS escaped a cowardly attempt on his life today. He is thankfully fine and under treatment.
"Mr Khalid received moderate injuries on his lower body as the result of a minor explosion in one of our guest houses."
According to security officials in Kabul, the NDS guesthouse is located in 4th Police District in the downtown Kabul.
President Hamid Karzai visited Mr Khalid in hospital, where medical staff said his health was improving.
In a statement, President Karzai said there was "a lot of hope for improvement of his health".
Mr Khalid is a former governor of Kandahar province, and a former minister in President Karzai's cabinet.
He was a minister when Mr Karzai appointed him to lead the country's intelligence agency in August 2012, after firing the former NDS chief in a sudden cabinet reshuffle.
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